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Grrrr...94 degrees and dog in car! Was at the grocery store today, and as I was putting my stuff in my car - I heard a doggie barking :(. If there is a dog in a car, in a parking lot, I will hear it - it's like my ears are tuned to that sound. Anyway, sure enough about 5-6 cars down, a little brindle Dachshund was in the car, it was 94 degrees outside, and the windows were only cracked. He was panting really fast. I went in the store as they usually have a security officer there, but there wasn't. So, here in AZ you can call 911 if there is an animal in the car when it's hot outside. So I did. As I was on the phone giving the car info (but standing by my car), the lady and 2 kids came to their car, got in, drove away. The 911 operator took the license plate, and asked me which direction she went. Do you think the police would go to her house/track her down, since they asked for her plates? (I mean, as long as it was the correct address) I was so mad. When I see something like that, I really just want to break the window and take the dog - bc anyone who leaves a live creature to boil in the heat shouldn't have one in their care :mad:. Thanks for letting me vent. |
you did what you could do.. I bet the police will go to her house and give her a warning. Glad we are here so you have someone to vent to!! |
If the 911 operator does their job,a report will be filed with animal control and they can show up at her door. What happens after that I dont know. |
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Grrr.... I had a rock to a window once when I saw a dog locked out in a car with 100 degree heat, when the owner came flying out of the store and tried to stand toe-to-toe with me. Good thing I'm 6'1. This is one of my biggest pet peeves. Should of locked that woman in the car and see how great it felt. I don't know if the police will track her. I know in Michigan they, meaning the cops, will contact the human society if the call if disturbing enough. Granted, the cops around here taking that extra effort is debatable. So, I'm hoping since you're in AZ and it's more of a concern due to the heat, that the cops actually follow through. Sheesh, I swear, dumb people remind me why I like dogs so much better then humans. |
This happens so much and it is sad. :( People just don't use the sense the good Lord gave them anymore. Why take the dog with you if you plan to lock it up in the car? I just don't understand. I am glad you called in on them. Even if they just get a warning maybe it will "scare" them to not do it again. |
I didn't know we could call 911 for this, thank you for telling me. I think we have such a problem because we have so many new people moving here and they have no idea how hot the car can get in just a matter of minutes. We've even had problems with two police officers dogs dying from being left in a hot car. |
I really do hope they track her down. So horrible for that poor fur baby. And what a terrible example to her small kids. How will they learn to treat animals if that's the example they have? :( Taryn - I was ready to rumble too. I told the 911 woman "the dog's owner is coming to the car" -- and then I said "do you want me to DO ANYTHING?" - and she sad "no no no" -- as if I thought I could take her down or something :rolleyes: (don't know what I was thinking really). I confronted a man in a PetsMart parking lot last year - it was way hotter out, and the dog was in the car. I verbally got too upset at him, and he could not have cared less. Ever since then, it's 911. In Walmart last year, I called 911 when it was 110 degrees out - and I waited there, and the cops came and parked their car RIGHT in back of the car - waiting for the person to come out as they kept an eye on the dog. I'm glad they try to take it seriously here. It's very upsetting. |
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The 911 people have been really great about it the 2x I've had to call. I remember those cases with the canine units here - they were so heartbreaking. |
I don't understand why anyone would do that. I remember over either the past summer or the summer before I chose to stay in the car while my mom went to grab something in the car... I didn't realize how hot it was and I was literally drenched in sweat. I was wearing a tank top and a skirt and you could see the sweat on my arms and legs forming... I was only in the car for maybe 20 minutes... My mom actually got really mad that I didnt call her do something. I couldn't imagine a dog enduring that with their fur coat. You did the right thing by calling. The only other thing you could have done was confront the woman but then you risk her reaction and just a whole lot of drama. I know in my neighborhood as soon as I see a loose dog I call animal control and if I saw a dog in that kind of heat in a car I would call the cops too. |
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Thankfully, I've never seen a pup alone in a car in extreme weather. I'm sure it would make me quite angry...I'm not sure what I would do! |
I'll let it go up to about 80° before I'll leave mine behind, and that's with ALL windows down several inches, and if I KNOW my "away time" is going to be short. (it's so nice to have Electric Windows) The darn humidity is what makes things so bad where I'm at. Problem is, if I do leave them behind, My Male Sneakers won't give me a Kiss for the rest of the day. Ya can't win for loosing :rolleyes: |
I hope they track her down. People shouldnt leave dogs in the car no matter what temp it is but Common sense tells you not to leave a dog in the car when its that hot. |
Thanks for calling 911 for this poor baby. He could have died right there while most people walked by not wanting to get involved. She could have been in that store another hour and it could have been too late. I hope the dispatcher turns that call in to Animal Control and they pay her a visit or send her a notice. Maybe if they do, she will be one of those people who shape up only because this episode will show her the public could be watching her. |
I don't know why people think they are doing their dog a favor by taking them in the car in the hot summer. Why don't they use their stupid heads and leave the dog home. I hope she gets fined. |
I see this all the time. I've called 911 before and they responded and smashed out the person's windows to save the dog. It was very close to being a fatality. The woman that owned the car profusely thanked the FD dept and me though for saving her dog's life. I hope she learned her lesson. If we take our girls out and have to stop somewhere they aren't allowed, I stay in the car with them while hubby runs in or he stays and I go. The only time I leave them in the car alone, is if we eat in a restaurant and I can sit right at the window and stare at them the whole time. In this case, I go in and order then go back out, turn the ac on and wait until hubby texts me that our food is there, then I go back in and eat, as soon as I am done, I get in the car with the girls while hubby pays the bill. In addition to the heat or COLD (though not here) danger, you also have to worry about someone stealing your dogs or poisoning them by giving stuff through a cracked window. |
I never understood this:confused: why don't people just leave their dog at home if they're going somewhere that the dog can't go in??? I seriously have no tolerance for such severe stupidity like that, I would have called 911 too. It's good that they enforce that in an area such as AZ, I don't think they'd do a darn thing about it here in PA even in the heat of summer. I leave nasty notes on people's windsheilds telling them I have their licence plate number and am going to call the humane officer ;) (wouldn't have much luck there, but I hope it scares some of them enough to not keep doing it) |
I didn't know that you could call 911 - I would think that once you call they would have to file a report and follow up on it either themselves or let animal control do it. The other day there was a golden retriever left in the backseat of a car sleeping (she looked kinda old) with no windows open, but it was kinda chilly here so I just watched her a while an she seemed perfectly content....otherwise, the window was going. Now I know 911 can be called. Good job! |
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In Texas you get used to watching for kids and dogs left iin vehicles. It's one of the things you get used to when you live in a hot climate - looking through windows in the parking lot on hot days. |
It's unbelievable that people still do this. There under the false assumption if the windows are cracked and it's less than 80 degrees or they will be *only a couple of minutes* it won't get hot enough to hurt the pet. This is totally false...... "In a relatively mild 85-degree day, it takes only 10 minutes for the interior of a car to reach 102 degrees—and within 30 minutes, the inside of the car can be a staggering 120 degrees! Leaving windows open a few inches does not help. Dogs cool down mostly by panting and the car can become an inferno with the addition of hot panting breath. In only a short amount of time, a dog with a high body temperature can suffer critical damage to his nervous system, heart, liver and brain." This is a list of only 14 states with laws that address this. I don't understand how this wouldn't apply to all states under animal cruelty laws.... Quick Summary of States with Animals in Parked Cars Laws |
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Not surprising, Arkansas is not on the list. :mad: |
Wow, some of those states have pretty severe consequences;). PA has pretty pathetic animal cuelty laws and reenforcement. The only thing enforced in my area is the ocassional bark ordinance. If I called 911 about a dog in a hot car I'd probably be the one getting fined for misuse of the 911 system:thumbdown |
If I run into a dog locked up anywhere better beware because I will call animal control. Done it before and will do it again... |
This makes me so mad! I cannot believe some people :( I'm glad you called and hopefully she will get a warning or fine. |
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